Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime

The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator

Edited by Daisy Ball and Nicholas Daniel Hartlep - Contributions by Andrew Cho; Harvey Gee; Nicholas Daniel Hartlep; Kyle J. Holody; Ke Li; Alexander Lu; Godofredo Mendez; Krystie T. Nguyen; Sung-Yeon Park; Tanya Velasquez; Yu Wang and Xiaoqun Zhang

Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime: The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator analyzes Asian/Americans’ interactions with the U.S. criminal justice system as perpetrators and victims of crime. This book contributes to a limited amount of scholarly writing so that researchers, policymakers, and educators can gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the relationship between Asian/Americans and the criminal justice system. In reality, Asian/Americans in the United States are both the victims of crime and the perpetrators of crime. However, their characterization as the “model minority” masks the victimization and violence they experience in the twenty-first century.

Lexington Books

Pages: 214 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4985-2644-9 • Hardback • December 2016 • $109.00 • (£84.00)

978-1-4985-2646-3 • Paperback • May 2018 • $53.99 • (£42.00)

978-1-4985-2645-6 • eBook • December 2016 • $51.00 • (£39.00)

Series: Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century

Subjects: Education / Violence & Harassment, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Social Science / Sociology of Education

Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime

The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator

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Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime: The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator analyzes Asian/Americans’ interactions with the U.S. criminal justice system as perpetrators and victims of crime. This book contributes to a limited amount of scholarly writing so that researchers, policymakers, and educators can gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the relationship between Asian/Americans and the criminal justice system. In reality, Asian/Americans in the United States are both the victims of crime and the perpetrators of crime. However, their characterization as the “model minority” masks the victimization and violence they experience in the twenty-first century.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 214 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4985-2644-9 • Hardback • December 2016 • $109.00 • (£84.00)

978-1-4985-2646-3 • Paperback • May 2018 • $53.99 • (£42.00)

978-1-4985-2645-6 • eBook • December 2016 • $51.00 • (£39.00)

Series: Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century

Subjects: Education / Violence & Harassment, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Social Science / Sociology of Education

Author

Daisy Ball is assistant professor of criminal justice at Roanoke College.
Nicholas Daniel Hartlep Nicholas D. Hartlep is an Associate Professor of Urban Education and Chair of the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
By Lori L. Martin

Foreword
Carol Huang

Introduction: Asian/Americans and Crime: A Critical Overview

Part 1: Asian/Americans: When the Model Minority Becomes a Criminal Threat

Chapter 1: Asian/Americans as Criminal Defendants: The End of the Model Minority
Myth?
Harvey Gee

Chapter 2: Eldo Kim and the Specter of Academic Failure: The Impact of the Model Minority Stereotype on Asian/American Collegians
Nicholas D. Hartlep

Chapter 3: Asian/Americans in the Media: Criminals Amongst the (Invisible) Model Minorities
Kyle Holody and Sung-Yeon Park

Part 2: Asian/Americans: Model Minorities and Victims of Crime?

Chapter 4: Newspaper Portrayals, Emotional Connection Strategies, and Commemorations of Model Minority Murder Victims
Alexander Lu

Chapter 5: How the Model Minority Stereotype Creates Moments of (In)visibility for Asian/American Student Victims of Violence
Nicholas D. Hartlep and Krystie T. Nguyen

Chapter 6: English and Chinese News Media Framing of Asian/American Victimization: The Murder of Xinran Ji
Xiaoqun Zhang, Yu Wang, and Godofredo Mendez

Part 3: Asian/Americans and Unjust Criminal Justice Practices

Chapter 7: Media Representation of Chinese International Students in Crime News: Anonymous Victims and Invisible Communities
Ke Li

Chapter 8: “Not in My Hood”: Identity, Crime, and Policing in Seattle’s International
District
Andrew Cho and Tanya Velasquez

About the Contributors

Reviews

Daisy Ball and Nicholas Daniel Hartlep’s Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime: The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator provides a much-needed examination of an understudied and misunderstood population. Each essay offers a penetrating analysis of some aspect of the complex intersection of race, education, the media, and the criminal justice system. Sweeping in its coverage, the volume collectively challenges the hegemonic narrative that Asian/Americans are a homogeneous group and “model minorities.” The volume provides powerful and nuanced insights while highlighting the critical need for further investigations into the diverse lives of Asian/Americans.
— James Hawdon, Virginia Tech

In Asian/Americans, Education, and Crime: The Model Minority as Victim and Perpetrator, Ball and Hartlep shine a radiant light of scrutiny that frees us from the ‘Model Minority’ closet to be seen as authentic human beings who are both resilient and vulnerable to adverse social conditions.
— Suzanne SooHoo, Chapman University